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TIL that autopilot was first invented in 1912

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JYm TIL that Prince Harry owns an Olympic racehorse named Usain Colt
0wmZM Today I learned Vanilla bean plants are actually orchids
QJxXp TIL 91 year old Jimmy Carter became cancer free after months of treatment for a deadly cancer that spread to his brain. His doctor said, "He's a physically and mentally active individual who's in the best health possible for someone in his age group..."
VMZZk TIL The infamous Shirts against the Blouses basketball game in Chappelle’s Show actually happened and Prince was as good as Charlie Murphy says he was. Prince also had blueberry pancakes served after the game.
Vxv0 TIL that researchers believe humans have worn clothes for at least 170,000 years. They know this because pubic lice evolutionarily diverged from head lice about 170,000 years ago, and pubic lice need to live under clothing to survive.